Crater: 10 games, 1 2pt FGA, 9 TO, 1 transferNumerous reports indicate freshman point guard Anthony Crater will leave the OSU basketball program effective today.
Bob Baptist reports Crater was frustrated with playing time claiming Matta told him he'd be the starter once Conley was gone. Obviously, Conley left sooner than expected forcing Matta to go the juco route to provide depth.
As it turned out, Matta was forced to use Simmons as the starter so far this season mostly because he was actually capable of getting his own shot and was more game ready to this point.
I find it shocking Crater would use the "promise" excuse considering his offensive struggles led him to take exactly ONE two-point field goal attempt through 10 games. He couldn't see he was struggling enough that he shouldn't be the starter?
At this point, if he doesn't want to be here then good riddance. The bigger issue is obviously the season has completely veered off course with the loss of Lighty to injury and now Crater to woe-is-me syndrome.
We'll examine what this means more in depth later but off the top, I think we can expect to see a few things.
One, Tampa is going to get his wish because, unfortunately, P.J. Hill is likely to see at least minimal minutes, especially in the short term while Thad devises a game plan. Second, I think the Turner to point guard experiment from last season could also reappear for stretches.
What a weekend.
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See ya.
What a pussy. It's bad enough that I've had to get used to guys leaving the Bucks after one season. Now after only 10 games! Boy, the college game has changed.
Yeah...unreal. I can't see how he was treated unfairly. I wanted him to get more minutes for development purposes but its not like he was getting minutes nor had he earned more than he was receiving.
I'll tell you what, tho...I am quick to jump to Thad's defense but Crater's not the first guy to question what was promised to him or how Matta handled him. Cook's camp cried foul for a year straight and now Crater is acting as if he was truly wronged. I'm not saying there's anything to those two's complaints...just sayin.
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With all due respect to Crater, you still have to earn your minutes. As Chris said, he hasn't done much on the offensive end and Ohio State needs scorers. I am just dumbfounded that this kid would leave after 10 games.
Good riddance. If he's leaving after 10 games because of selfish reasons, then there isn't any team player in the guy.
That being said, this doesn't bode well for the rest of the season. I smell locker room issues.
Troy Smith is in with 5:37 left...some time is better than no time.
[...] in mind that Crater attempted ONE field goal inside the 3-point arc all season. I suppose it’s worth pointing out that Crater is not, nor has he ever been, what I would call [...]
Simmons could easily get 40 minutes a game now. He was the better player and Matta would have been crazy to play Crater over Simmons.
Even if he was promised more playing time, welcome to Division I basketball. You can't just say "YOU PROMISED" and then not bother trying. And if he is trying, then he's just not good enough for what we want our program to be.
So long, don't let the door hit you on the way out and force you to throw the ball out of bounds.
I have lots of respect for the longhorns and there fans...but if you go to burntorganenation you will find that they believe we are the worst fans in all the land..."the most classles groups of fans"...actual quote...they have a whole article about how Columbus and tOSU fans are the worst...
Good point on Matta's promises...
haha, i love the alt text for the picture
and i agree with everyone else, good riddance
I don't understand this at all. Mullens is just now starting to pick up the college game and he was supposed to be NBA ready. Noopy is stupid if he thinks he's comparable to Conley. This leaves the Bucks with an issue, but also with a scholarship to fill, hopefully they can find a point guard that is ready to stay and play for a while. More minutes for PJ and Offut (probably spelled wrong).
Now that this news has sunk in for a day, it is starting to hit me and really pisses me off. What kind of bad advice is Crater getting and what kind of selfish player is he? The fact that you leave over "promises" is ridiculous. Minutes are earned in practice and obviously Anthony wasn't doing it in practice, because he had been promised the starting position, so he probably thought he had a free ride. This kid can't even shoot the ball. I have been doing some reading on him this morning and it sounds like once he committed, he started to digress, probably again, banking on promises made. His AAU coach and advisors seem to think he is the best passer in the country and could have been NBA ready after one year, if he would have got the minutes.
And for those of you that blame Thad, I'm sorry, but you are wrong. Here is a guy that has done nothing but win 20+ games every year and has missed the NCAA tournament 1 time, instead winning the NIT. He has produced 5 NBA players in the last two years and always has his eyes set on the big picture. The offense may be struggling right now and to me, that is the sign of a young team without high basketball IQ's and Crater fits that mold perfectly. Now he is going to make a knee jerk decision on his next school and has to sit out a year, unbelievable!
This is a bad move by Crater and I hope he regrets it in a couple of years when he has once again been outworked by other players on his team. Good Riddance Noopy, I will not cheer for you at your next stop.
Totally agree. 100%
I have liked what I have seen from Offutt when he is in the game. Hopefully, this will get him more playing time. It looks like Madsen will get more time along with P.J.
Very immature and shortsighted on his part. I say good riddance. If you don't want to work hard and earn your minutes than leave. Same for Cook. Fucking whiner never wanted to play at the defensive end but wanted to be the leading scorer. The NBA and their shitty collective bargaining agreement are ruining college basketball.
[...] Anthony Crater to Transfer Shades of Brandon Cotton. [...]
Couldn't agree more, guys. It's not like the guy wasn't playing at all. He simply didn't do much when he got in. I thought he had the potential to be a good distributor and would get the team some easy baskets, but it takes time to get comfortable at this level and now he's aborting that. I don't think it hurts OSU much in the short term, because he wasn't contributing much, but it hurts next year in terms of having a point guard with a year under his belt and some much needed maturity. Looks like more minutes for Offut and an open scholarship to fill. Bucks could also use some help rebounding — what do we know for certain about Kecman?
Yeah, I like Offut too. The kid wants it.
you guys are just haters and if you were actually good enough to get to play for thad you would realize he's an asshole
Call me what you want, but I would have given my left arm in order to play hoops for OSU and if I was good enough to play for Thad, I would stick it out until the end of the season, even if I was unhappy or due to alleged promises made.
I'm guessing every successful coach/manager has an ass hole side to him, but you can't argue with Thad's record. Remember, there are only 6 schools that have a better winning percentage than Thad does over the last 3 years and only one other coach who has won 20+ games in each of his first 8 seasons.
Bein from flint.. I was glad to see noopy leave ohio state. ohio state doesn't deserve the next player out of flint to go to the NBA
HATER!!!!!!
wow
u guys are so funny like.
i cant even get mad at you for hating because honestly its your job,thats what you do for a living and im not not mad at you.
its a easy job,why not take it.
i mean can the boy do what he have to do without getting terrorized.
Okay,i admit,it has been 10 games and now he wanna up and leave.Well he would have been left if matta wouldn't have kept feeding all this bull in his ear.Crater has talent and wherever he go,he gone do great.But keep on doing your job.HATER!
your funny hahahahahahahahaha
That joke was sooooooooooooooooooooooo corny just to let you know.
english, please
PS - you didn't date him.
is this K-State fans redux or Noopy's friends from HS?
just regular ol internet trolls, nothing to get worked up about
shit he's a grown ass man,he can make the decisions that he feels is best 4 him.if transferring is making him feel better then so be it.
hi